James Reston
Born November 3, 1909 at 22:40 • Clydebank, United Kingdom
Rodden Rating: AA (birth certificate verified)
Birth Chart
Your celestial fingerprint at the moment of birth
| Planet | Sign | House | Degree | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 4 | 18°16′ | debilitated |
| Moon | Cancer | 1 | 7°08′ | own |
| Mercury | Libra | 4 | 1°38′ | friendly |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 6 | 3°23′ | neutral |
| Mars | Pisces | 9 | 3°34′ | friendly |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 3 | 12°04′ | enemy |
| Saturn (R) | Pisces | 9 | 25°32′ | neutral |
| Rahu (R) | Taurus | 11 | 16°14′ | friendly |
| Ketu (R) | Scorpio | 5 | 16°14′ | own |
A psychological assessment based on your planetary placements, not what the planets mean, but what they reveal about how you think, feel, defend, and grow.
Your Psychological Profile
This isn't what your planets mean, it's who you are. These six dimensions combine your planetary placements into a genuine psychological picture.
Your identity is relational, you understand yourself through the mirror of other people. This isn't weakness; it's how you're wired. The danger is disappearing into someone else's story and forgetting you have your own.
Your emotional life is oceanic, deep, cyclical, and capable of overwhelming everything else. You absorb the moods of every room you enter. Your memory for emotional events is photographic. The past isn't behind you; it lives in your body.
People experience you as nurturing and emotionally available. You create safety for others instinctively. What they rarely see is how much emotional energy that costs you, or how rarely you ask for the same care in return.
Internal Conflicts Detected
Your Libra identity is intellectual and objective, but your Cancer emotional life is deep, irrational, and sometimes overwhelming. You try to think your way through feelings, and it doesn't work, because feelings aren't problems to solve.
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Pisces: impulsively, intensely) are mismatched. You chase tenderness with fire.
How Your Inner Forces Interact
Your planets don't operate in isolation, they negotiate, conflict, and amplify each other. These are the key psychological dynamics running inside you.
Who you think you are vs how you actually feel
Your Libra identity is intellectual and objective, but your Cancer emotional life is deep, irrational, and sometimes overwhelming. You try to think your way through feelings, and it doesn't work, because feelings aren't problems to solve.
Your romantic desires vs your pursuit style
What you want in love (Sagittarius: emotional depth, security) and how you pursue it (Pisces: impulsively, intensely) are mismatched. You chase tenderness with fire.
What holds you back vs what pushes you forward
Your Saturn in Pisces (Water) and Mars in Pisces (Water) share elemental compatibility. Your capacity for discipline and your impulse energy work together rather than fighting. This means you can act decisively AND sustain effort over time, a rare combination that gives you an edge in any long-term endeavor.
Your analytical mind vs your faith system
Your analytical mind (Mercury in Libra, Air) and your belief system (Jupiter in Virgo, Earth) don't naturally agree. You may find yourself knowing something logically but believing something different emotionally. This tension can make you a complex, nuanced thinker, or someone paralyzed between reason and faith.
Your Psychological Summary
Absorb-and-Flow, emotions move through you in waves. You feel everything deeply and sometimes you feel what isn't even yours. Processing is intuitive, not logical. The risk: flooding.
Options Weigher, you see multiple sides of every decision and need to think through all possibilities. This makes you fair but sometimes paralyzed. Others may push you to "just decide already."
Your deepest vulnerability is around 'who am I?' Questions of self-worth and visibility touch a nerve. You may overperform to compensate or withdraw to avoid the question entirely.
Your primary growth edge is developing your Sun function, the area where Identity Wound lives. This isn't about fixing a flaw; it's about integrating the part of yourself you've been protecting.
How the cosmos shapes every corner of your life
Life Analysis
A holistic view of your chart across six dimensions of life, synthesised from divisional charts, Nadi astrology, BPHS functional classification, your current dasha period, and classical remedial guidance.
Eight lenses that shape how life unfolds
Life Architecture
Your lagnas map different dimensions of existence, identity, wealth, power, timing, and vitality. Together they form your operating system.
Dynamic energy meets intellectual strategy. You lead through ideas and charisma.
Alignment Alerts
You may feel nurturing internally but are pushed toward bold, assertive public roles. This creates creative tension, your quiet depth fuels your visible authority.
Lean into your private processing style (Cancer) for strategy, then channel it through your public presence (Aries) for impact.
Udaya Lagna
Identity BaseCore personality & physical self
Bhava Lagna
Physical PersonaHow the world experiences your presence
Hora Lagna
Wealth StrategyFinancial identity & earning approach
Ghati Lagna
Power StrategyFame, authority & public recognition
Vighati Lagna
Micro-TimingSubtle timing & decision sensitivity
Sree Lagna
Fortune ChannelProsperity flow & divine grace
Pranapada Lagna
Vitality EngineLife force, stamina & physical resilience
Indu Lagna
Financial BlueprintWealth accumulation potential from Moon
Your Life Architecture Summary
Yogas are powerful alignments in your birth chart. When planets combine in specific ways, they create amplified effects.
Special planetary configurations that amplify your chart
Yoga Architecture
10 Yogas detected · 10 beneficial · 5 structural pillarsExtended
Structural Power Summary
Dominant Yogas
Not all yogas matter equally, these define your chart's core architecture
Functional Clusters
Your yogas grouped by what they do, not just what they're called
Power & Elevation
6Leadership potential exists structurally. Status rises when timing aligns with your Mars, Saturn, Jupiter periods.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)
Raja Yoga (Single Lord)
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Horasara Dharma-Karma Yoga
Intelligence & Influence
3Your mind is active, strategic, and persuasive. Speech and analytical skills amplify your results.
Budhaditya Yoga
Voshi Yoga
Kuja-Shani Yoga
Structural Patterns
1Your chart has a distinctive structural signature. Pasha (Nabhash) shape how energy distributes across life areas.
Pasha Yoga (Nabhash)
Yoga Interference Analysis
How your yogas interact with each other, reinforcing or creating tension
🔗 Reinforcing Patterns
Budhaditya Yoga and Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga both flow through Sun, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) both flow through Saturn, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga and Raja Yoga (Single Lord) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) and Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) both flow through Jupiter, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect) and Raja Yoga (Single Lord) both flow through Mars, when one activates, the other strengthens.
Combined Pattern Insight
Strong elevation potential supported by multiple structural pillars. intellectual firepower amplifies all other patterns. your yogas reinforce each other more than they conflict, cumulative power grows over time.
James Reston's Life Timing
Timing Cycles
| Planet | Start | End | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | 03 Nov 1909 | 04 Jun 1923 | 13y 6m 29d (balance) | |
| Mercury | 04 Jun 1923 | 04 Jun 1940 | 17y | |
| Ketu | 04 Jun 1940 | 04 Jun 1947 | 7y | |
| Venus | 04 Jun 1947 | 04 Jun 1967 | 20y | |
| Sun | 04 Jun 1967 | 04 Jun 1973 | 6y | |
| Moon | 04 Jun 1973 | 04 Jun 1983 | 10y | |
| Mars | 04 Jun 1983 | 04 Jun 1990 | 7y | |
| Rahu | 04 Jun 1990 | 04 Jun 2008 | 18y | |
| Jupiter | 04 Jun 2008 | 04 Jun 2024 | 16y |
The planetary periods that shape each chapter of your life
Shadbala measures each planet's strength across six dimensions. Strong planets deliver their gifts naturally. Weak planets need conscious effort or remedial support.
How much power each planet carries in your chart
Comparative Strength Overview
Planet Strength Intelligence
Planet Synergy Matrix
Top 5 planet pairs working together in your chart
Red Flag Monitor
Patterns to watch based on your weakest planetary strengths
Doshas are specific planetary configurations that traditional texts flag as challenging. But most have cancellation conditions.
Planetary challenges and how they're resolved
Dosha Analysis
Doshas are specific planetary configurations that indicate challenges. Many have cancellations (exceptions) that reduce or eliminate their effects.
Manglik Dosha
Present (Moderate)Mars placement in sensitive houses (1/2/4/7/8/12), affects marriage and partnerships
Mars is placed in house 9 from Lagna, activating Manglik Dosha.
Cancellation Factors:
- ✓ Jupiter aspects Mars, mitigating the dosha
Remedies:
- Mangal Shanti Puja
- Hanuman Chalisa recitation
- Wearing red coral (after consultation)
Kala Sarpa Dosha
AbsentAll planets hemmed between Rahu-Ketu axis, creates karmic patterns and sudden life changes
Planets are distributed on both sides of the Rahu-Ketu axis — no Kala Sarpa Dosha.
Remedies:
Pitru Dosha
Present (Moderate)Ancestral karma indicators, Sun/Saturn affliction to 9th house or conjunction
Ancestral karma indicators detected — 9th house affliction
Remedies:
- Pitru Paksha Shradh
- Narayan Bali Puja
- Feed crows on Saturdays
Guru Chandal Dosha
AbsentJupiter conjunct Rahu/Ketu, wisdom clouded by illusion, unconventional beliefs
Jupiter is free from Rahu/Ketu conjunction.
Remedies:
Kemdrum Dosha
Present (Moderate)Moon without planetary support (no planets in 2nd/12th from Moon), emotional isolation
No planets in 2nd or 12th from Moon — Moon lacks planetary support, indicating potential emotional isolation.
Remedies:
- Moon strengthening remedies
- Chandra Namaskar
- Wear pearl (after consultation)
Shani Dosha (Sade Sati)
AbsentSaturn's 7.5 year transit over natal Moon, period of testing, discipline and transformation
No major Saturn affliction to Moon sign detected.
Remedies:
Vedic remedies work by strengthening weak planets and calming overactive ones. Start with one remedy and observe its effects before adding more.
Practical steps to harmonize challenging energies
Calculate your birth chart first to see your remedial intelligence strategy.
Recurring themes your chart reveals
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Today's Sky Over James Reston’s Chart
Explore James Reston’s Dasha Timeline
Each segment is one mahadasha, sized by its real length. Select a period to open its antardasha sub-periods, or replay the whole sequence from birth. The age spans come from James Reston’s recorded birth data.
Why James Reston's Chart Stands Out
The chart backs James Reston’s public standing with Raja Yoga through Mars+Saturn. Mars is the chart’s strongest planet by Shadbala at 81 percent, giving drive, competition, and decisive action unusual weight in how this life expresses itself. The 10th house in Aries under Mars frames the public career.
Planetary Dominance In James Reston's Chart
| Rank | Planet | Shadbala | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 81% | moderate |
| 2 | Saturn | 77% | weak |
| 3 | Moon | 65% | weak |
| 4 | Rahu | 62% | weak |
| 5 | Ketu | 62% | weak |
| 6 | Venus | 54% | very weak |
| 7 | Mercury | 50% | very weak |
| 8 | Jupiter | 47% | very weak |
| 9 | Sun | 42% | very weak |
Mars dominates the planetary hierarchy at 81 percent of full Shadbala, so the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Sun is the least supported at 42 percent, which means confidence and standing with authority figures need deliberate cultivation.
Relationship Signature
The 7th House, Venus, And The Moon
The 7th house of partnership in James Reston’s chart falls in Capricorn under Saturn, whose lord answers from the 9th house. Venus, karaka of partnership, sits in Sagittarius in the 6th house at 54 percent strength. The Moon's 65 percent support sets how much emotional ballast the partnerships can draw on.
Rare Planetary Combinations
Sun is debilitated, a placement whose outcome depends on cancellation factors elsewhere in the chart.
James Reston's Life In Planetary Chapters
The Vimshottari dasha sequence divides the life into planetary chapters. Because the birth date is on record, the age spans below are actual, not generic.
- Saturn MahadashaAge 0 to 13 (1909 to 1923)discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures
- Mercury MahadashaAge 13 to 30 (1923 to 1940)intellect, commerce, and communication
- Ketu MahadashaAge 30 to 37 (1940 to 1947)detachment, research, and inward turns
- Venus MahadashaAge 37 to 57 (1947 to 1967)relationships, art, comfort, and diplomacy
- Sun MahadashaAge 57 to 63 (1967 to 1973)authority, visibility, and the father line
- Moon MahadashaAge 63 to 73 (1973 to 1983)mind, public connection, and emotional life
- Mars MahadashaAge 73 to 80 (1983 to 1990)drive, competition, and decisive action
- Rahu MahadashaAge 80 to 98 (1990 to 2008)ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises
- Jupiter MahadashaAge 98 to 114 (2008 to 2024)wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune
Dominant Yogas In James Reston's Chart
Ranked by computed classical strength. Each is a specific planetary configuration in this birth chart, not a generic trait.
- Raja Yogastrong (3/3)Planets: Mars+Saturn
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars and Saturn, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
- Budhaditya Yogamoderate (2/3)Planets: Sun + Mercury
Sharpens analysis and problem solving. It works through Sun and Mercury, so it touches authority, visibility, and the father line, and intellect, commerce, and communication.
- Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)moderate (2/3)Planets: Jupiter+Saturn
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Jupiter and Saturn, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and discipline, labour, delay, and lasting structures.
- Raja Yoga (Mutual Aspect)moderate (2/3)Planets: Jupiter+Mars
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Jupiter and Mars, so it touches wisdom, expansion, teachers, and fortune, and drive, competition, and decisive action.
- Raja Yoga (Single Lord)moderate (2/3)Planets: Mars
A status formation that favours authority, rank, and public position. It works through Mars, so it touches drive, competition, and decisive action.
How Rare Is James Reston's Combination?
Across the 17,363 charts in this database, 659 share James Reston’s Pushya Moon. The tighter pairing of a Libra Sun with a Pushya Moon appears in 53 of them, about 0.31 percent.
Public Recognition Signature
What Put James Reston In Public View
The 10th lord Mars, friendly, placed in the 9th house carries James Reston’s reputation from the terrain of fortune, teachers, and dharma. The Sun, karaka of visibility, ranks 9th of 9 planets by Shadbala at 42 percent. Rahu in the 11th house adds the amplification the texts associate with mass reach and appetite for scale. The Moon, the public face, carries 65 percent strength from an angular house, which keeps the personality in open view.
Career Signature
The 10th House Picture
In James Reston’s chart the 10th house of career falls in Aries, ruled by Mars, which sits in the 9th house in Pisces (friendly). No planet occupies the 10th house, so its lord carries the career signal alone. Mars, the strongest planet in the chart by Shadbala at 81 percent, is itself the career lord, an unusually direct alignment between capacity and vocation.
The Chart's Voice
Mars is the strongest planet in James Reston’s chart, carrying 81 percent of full Shadbala strength. In practice the chart leads with force and initiative; contests and physical daring reward the native.
Wealth Signature
The 2nd And 11th Houses
Wealth in James Reston’s chart is read from the 2nd house (Leo, lord Sun) and the 11th house (Taurus, lord Venus). Rahu in the 11th gives the money houses direct planetary tenants. Among these, Rahu is the best supported at 62 percent of full Shadbala, so gains flow most reliably through ambition, foreign influence, and unconventional rises.
Charts Like James Reston's
James Reston's Moon occupies Pushya nakshatra. These public figures share the same lunar mansion, the placement Vedic astrology treats as the seat of the mind.
- Vittorio ZucconiMoon in Pushya, Cancer
- Viv RichardsMoon in Pushya, Cancer
- Wally ToscaniniMoon in Pushya, Cancer
- Walter H. AnnenbergMoon in Pushya, Cancer
- Walther ModelMoon in Pushya, Cancer
- Walther WenckMoon in Pushya, Cancer
Read the full profile of Pushya nakshatra or the dedicated study of the Moon in Pushya.
Key Placements Explained
Each placement below links to a full interpretation for CancerAscendant. This is how the chart's configuration reads for anyone born under the same rising sign.
Ascendant: CancerRising — personality profile
- Sun in the 4th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Moon in the 1st house (Cancer) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Mercury in the 4th house (Libra) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Venus in the 6th house (Sagittarius) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Mars in the 9th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Jupiter in the 3rd house (Virgo) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Saturn in the 9th house (Pisces) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Rahu in the 11th house (Taurus) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
- Ketu in the 5th house (Scorpio) — read full interpretation for Cancer Ascendant →
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